Three-dimensional image reconstruction using a multi-ring positron emission tomograph (PET) is the most reliable method of detecting primary and metastatic or recurrent cancer, whether qualitatively or quantitatively. With the development of 3D-PET, the PET technique is now feasible not only as a laboratory tool, but also as a clinical instrument. This volume aims to lift the world-wide "curtain of ignorance" concerning PET.
Contents:
- Current and Future Aspect of Clinical 3D PET
- PET-Biology-Tumor Growth Activity
- PET-Clinic-Tumor Growth Activity
- Pet and Spect-Tissue Specific Characterization
- Spect
- New Pharmaceuticals for Cancer Detection
- Cyclotron for Clinical Pet
- Clinical Pet without Cyclotron
Readership: Medical professionals.
"Overall the text is a very useful contribution to spreading the word that PET has a very important role to play in oncology, a fact borne out by the increased interest shown by research groups and funding bodies. I recommend this book to physicists and clinicians with an interest in nuclear medicine and oncology, whether or not they are fortunate enough to be performing state-of-the-art PET scanning."
M A Flower
Physics in Medicine & Biology